Binge Watching

13 Writers on the Screen

February 10, 2011November 30, 2020 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

1. Oscar Wilde Wilde, 1997 - Stephen Fry is just freaking brilliant in this movie that depicts Oscar Wilde's career, wit & torment as he struggled with a family, his homosexuality (represented by the jazzy pink suit) & the absurd trial that resulted in his being sentenced to hard labor - a sentence that eventually caused his death.2. Sylvia Plath Sylvia, 2003 - While I can't stand Gwyneth Paltrow (who can?) I really enjoyed this film about Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes. Of course, there's some other business about Bell Jars & sticking heads in ovens, as one might expect.3. Truman Capote Capote, 2005 - I went to see this movie at the theater & have a clear recollection of being bored more than anything. This film is really more about the conception of Capote's novel, "In Cold Blood" & is less about the writer himself. While Philip Seymour Hoffman isn't really capable of delivering anything close to a shitty performance, his acting...

13 Movies That I Want to Watch (But Don’t Exist)

March 19, 2009January 25, 2021 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

1. Don QuixoteTerry Gilliam has already tried to make this one. Evidently, the movie didn't want to be made - flash floods, an injured lead actor & the Spanish air force proved to be rather expensive & inconvenient flies in Gilliam's ointment. The good news is, Gilliam is rewriting the script as I write this post. Hopefully his second try will turn out better & we won't end up with Lost in La Mancha II: The Next Disaster.2. JerichoThe show that, in spite of being saved once by an insane amount of peanuts, eventually came to an end. A feature film is in development. Unfortunately, "in development" doesn't necessarily mean the same thing as, "Fuck yes, we are definitely making this movie!" So, until then... I wait.3. Arrested DevelopmentWhy this show was canceled to begin with is beyond me. It's one of those stupid things that happens. It doesn't make sense & can only be explained with the statement, "some...

13 Reasons Why I’m a TV Junkie

June 5, 2008November 30, 2020 by Rasmenia Comment Closed

1. PRISON BREAK Yeah, yeah...I know...this show just hasn't been as good since the 1st season. I've heard you & still don't care. I'll be there when season 4 starts up. However, I do miss Michael's tattoo. 2. SCRUBS If nothing else, it's worth watching this show just to see the janitor & hear what bizarre & hilarious thing he'll say next. 3. 24 Honestly, the last couple of seasons pissed me off & I wondered why I was still watching. Then, I remembered that I wasn't obligated to keep tuning in. I swore that I was done with this show...then I found out that they were bringing Tony Almeida back, so...yeah...playing the Tony card to win back viewers wasn't a bad idea. 4. MY NAME IS EARL Sometimes I wonder if I should start my own list of bad things that I've done...then I think of how much work that would be & how it probably...